Combined Studies

About this course

Combined studies at degree level is a model of education that invites you to design your own academic programme, selecting from across the university's curriculum to create a degree that reflects your particular interests, strengths, and ambitions. Rather than committing to a single discipline or a pre-determined pairing, you build a bespoke combination that suits who you are and what you want to achieve, with the guidance and structure of an accredited programme to ensure intellectual coherence and academic rigour. At Heriot-Watt University, this four-year full-time BSc provides exactly this flexibility, allowing you to draw from a wide range of subjects across the university to create a genuinely customised degree. The programme is built around your individual interests, career aspirations, and academic strengths, and the university's support structures ensure that your choices are ac

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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